Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 384: Truancy

"Why aren't you talking?" Long Mohan said with a smile.

Yizhen finally came back to her senses and shook her head in panic, saying, "No, it's just... I suddenly felt something strange. Why is the Xiao Zhao mentioned by the emperor different from the Xiao Zhao that Yizhen knows..."

"Of course it's different..." Long Mohan only said half of his words and couldn't continue. Zhao Ji was of course different from before, because Zhao Ji before and after was completely two different people.

"Your Majesty, why are you always so sad when you talk about Xiao Zhao?" Yizhen noticed the loneliness in Long Mohan's eyes. In Yizhen's understanding, Long Mohan and Zhao Ji should be a very loving couple. Although Ji Anni would occasionally say a few insults like "idiot" to Long Mohan, Yizhen just regarded those words as Ji Anni being upset.

"You won't understand even if I tell you..." Long Mohan looked away and looked at the lawn in the distance. It was strange that when talking to Yizhen, my mood always became very calm. I was so anxious just now, but now I can calmly feel the cool breeze. This kind of Yizhen is somewhat similar to Zhaoji in the past. They are both the kind of people who speak softly, are a little introverted, and a little confused.

Thinking of this, Long Mohan couldn't help but hum softly: "The Zhao Ji that I love is a bit... like you."

Although his voice was soft, every word he spoke fell clearly into Yizhen's ears, causing Yizhen's heartbeat to suddenly speed up.

However, Long Mohan did not notice the change in Yizhen's expression, as he had already fallen into memories of Zhao Ji.

I still remember the first time I met Zhao Ji after returning to the palace, it was at the hunting meeting. At that time, Zhao Ji changed her usual delicate and frail self and actually rode a horse high, which made Long Mohan feel a little incredible. Later in the conversation, Long Mohan felt that Zhao Ji was like a different person, very lively. At that time, Long Mohan thought that Zhao Ji really became cheerful and was secretly happy for her. But who knew that later he found out that it was not Zhao Ji at all, but another person. Out of worry and longing for Zhao Ji, Long Mohan subconsciously rejected Ji Anni.

"Your Majesty." Yizhen's call interrupted Long Mohan's thoughts. Long Mohan turned around and looked at her.

Yizhen asked, "Your Majesty, since you knew Xiao Zhao was in the West Palace, why did you come to Wenhua Courtyard to look for her?"

After hearing this, Long Mohan chuckled and said, "I didn't come here to see Zhao Ji, but... just to take a walk..."

"Yizhen understands. The emperor is here to review Prince Ming's homework, right?" Yizhen suddenly realized.

Long Mohan nodded, not wanting to explain the whole thing too clearly. It just so happened that he hadn't seen Prince Ming for many days and missed him very much. After Jing Yizhen reminded him, he immediately had the idea of ​​visiting Prince Ming.

"Ming's class should be in progress, right?" Long Mohan subconsciously looked towards the lecture hall.

Yizhen nodded and said, "Yes, probably in class."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of children's laughter coming from the front. In Wenhua Courtyard, there were only three children: Prince Ming, Zhuang Xiaomeng, and Changsun Mingri. It was obvious that the laughter came from them.

Long Mohan and Yizhen looked at each other subconsciously, and they both felt very strange. It should be class time, why were those three children laughing in the yard?

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a small figure rushing out from the corner of the corridor in front.

Before Long Mohan could see clearly who the other person was, the figure recognized Long Mohan and immediately turned around and ran away.

So by the time Long Mohan and Yizhen reacted, the figure had disappeared without a trace.

It was only a blink of an eye, so long that Long Mohan wondered if he was hallucinating. After a few seconds of staring blankly, he finally reacted, shouted "Stop", and ran after the figure.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..." Yizhen finally reacted after a slow beat. She lifted up her skirt and hurriedly followed Long Mohan.

When they chased to the corner, they were sure that what they had just seen was not an illusion, but that there were real people - and more than one.

I saw three small figures running towards the other corner of the corridor.

"Stop!" Long Mohan chased after them relentlessly. It was all because there were not many guards in Wenhua Courtyard. Otherwise, his loud shouting would have alarmed the guards and they would have surrounded the three little fugitives.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Yizhen, who had no motor skills, ran out of breath and finally caught up with Long Mohan. At this time, the three little figures had disappeared, probably hiding in a room.

Long Mohan stopped chasing and slowly walked away from the parallel doors.

He did not push open any door, but just walked outside the door once, then stopped and stood there quietly.

"Your Majesty, the figures just now... were those the Prince Ming and his men?" Yizhen asked breathlessly, covering her chest.

Long Mohan didn't say anything, but raised his index finger and made a "hush" gesture at his lips.

Yizhen understood immediately and subconsciously covered her mouth, not daring to make any sound.

As soon as they stopped talking, the corridor immediately became silent.

Time passed slowly, and after a while, suddenly the sound of light footsteps broke the silence.

The footsteps did not come from Long Mohan and Yizhen, but came from inside the room.

After hearing the sound, a smile appeared on Long Mohan's lips and his eyes were fixed on the room where the sound came from.

After a while, there was a creaky sound, and the door was pushed open from the inside. Then, half a head popped out from the crack of the door. The little head looked left and right for a long time, and after making sure that there was no one around, it boldly pushed the door open and walked out of the room - he was Zhuang Xiaomeng.

In fact, it was not that there was no one nearby, but that Long Mohan was hiding in the blind spot of his sight and he could not see him at all.

After seeing Zhuang Xiaomeng appear, Yizhen looked up at Long Mohan excitedly, just like a fisherman who saw a fish bite the hook and couldn't wait to pull the rod. But Long Mohan pulled Yizhen and shook his head, signaling her not to alert the snake because the big fish was still behind.

Sure enough, after Zhuang Xiaomeng came out, she saw that there was no one around and thought it was very safe, so she waved into the room.

The next moment, Prince Ming and his eldest grandson Mingri also came out from the crack in the door.

"Prince?" Yizhen was startled. Although she had been prepared, she was still surprised when she saw Prince Ming's frightened face. In her mind, Prince Ming was the kind of little white rabbit who would hide in his mother's arms when he heard a loud noise. But she didn't expect that after not seeing him for a few days, this little white rabbit would dare to skip classes.

At this time, Zhuang Xiaomeng's voice rang out: "It's okay, it's okay, they left a long time ago."

As he spoke, he swaggered up and down the corridor to prove that no one had jumped out to catch him.

Zhang Sun Mingri covered his chest and said, "Oh, I was so scared. I didn't expect to run into the emperor..."

"Father, the Emperor...shouldn't have seen us, right?" Prince Ming grabbed Zhuang Xiaomeng's sleeve worriedly.

Zhuang Xiaomeng patted his chest and assured, "Absolutely not, absolutely not. Even if there is, he has no witnesses, no physical evidence, and his words are not enough. We will deny it and he will have no way to stop us, haha."

As he spoke, he put his hands on his hips and laughed. As expected of a child who grew up as a minister of justice, his words were full of key terms related to the trial of a case.

Just when Zhuang Xiaomeng was feeling proud, he suddenly heard a cough from behind him. Before he could turn around to see what was going on, he felt someone grabbing his collar, his feet off the ground, and his whole body was lifted up.

"Oh, oh, oh..." Zhuang Xiaomeng had no idea what was going on and waved his hands around. In front of him, the expressions of Zhangsun Mingri and Prince Ming, who looked like they had seen a ghost, gave him a very bad premonition.

"Now we have caught the perpetrator red-handed."

Long Mohan's voice was like a basin of cold water pouring down Zhuang Xiaomeng's back.

"Your Majesty..." Zhuang Xiaomeng had accurately guessed the visitor's identity without even turning around.

Long Mohan put Zhuang Xiaomeng down and said, "Tell me, why don't you study hard?"

As soon as Zhuang Xiaomeng's feet touched the ground, she immediately dodged three steps back, staring at the elusive Long Mohan with her smart big eyes without blinking, knowing that this time a disaster was about to happen.

"Father..." Prince Ming looked at Long Mohan guiltily, but soon his gaze shifted to Yizhen who was beside Long Mohan.

He didn't understand why his father was with Concubine Su Cong?

Prince Ming didn't want to see Long Mohan standing with another woman, and he felt very uncomfortable and jealous for Zhao Ji.

"Why are you running around instead of attending class?" Long Mohan did not notice the change in Prince Ming's expression and repeated the question.

"It's self-study... self-study..." Zhuang Xiaomeng jumped out, stood in front of Prince Ming, and spoke first.

Long Mohan knew at a glance that he had not mentioned the main point, and continued to ask: "If you were not guilty, why would you hide when you see people?"

Zhuang Xiaomeng was anxious, and she even said, "Your Majesty, we really, really didn't do anything bad."

Long Mohan knew that he couldn't say a few honest words, so he turned his gaze to Prince Ming, "Ming'er, you say..."

Under Long Mohan's stern gaze, Prince Ming lowered his head in shame.

No matter how Zhuang Xiaomeng winked at him, he didn't dare to lie to Long Mohan.

"Father, I...I know I was wrong. We will never sneak into the library again..."

"The library?" Long Mohan narrowed his eyes. Although skipping classes was wrong, it seemed understandable that they went to the library instead of playing around. Thinking of this, Long Mohan's face relaxed a lot. However, if Long Mohan knew about the previous incident of the "flower-growing" book "Spring Feast", he would not forgive them so easily, but spanked them directly.